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i am happy to be here even though i am jet-lagged from my trip to malaysia. the lengths we have to go to get cnn coverage these days. [ applause ] i think they're still searching for their table. msnbc is here. they're a little overwhelmed. they've never seen an audience this big before. but, look, everybody is trying to keep up with this incredibly fast changeding media landscape. for example, i got a lot of grief on cable news for promoting obamacare to young people on "between two ferns" but that's what young people like to watch and to be fair i'm not the first person on television between two potted plants. [ applause ] sometimes i do feel disrespected by you reporters, but that's okay. seattle sea hawk corner back richard sherman is here tonight and he gave me, he gave me some great tips on how to handle it. jake tapper, don't you ever talk about me like that! i'm the best president in the game! what do you think, richard, was that good? a little more feeling next time? while we're talking sports, just last month a wonderful story, an american won the b
i am happy to be here even though i am jet-lagged from my trip to malaysia. the lengths we have to go to get cnn coverage these days. [ applause ] i think they're still searching for their table. msnbc is here. they're a little overwhelmed. they've never seen an audience this big before. but, look, everybody is trying to keep up with this incredibly fast changeding media landscape. for example, i got a lot of grief on cable news for promoting obamacare to young people on "between two...
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. >> i was telling the guys here i was just in burma and malaysia. it's fantastic. burma is a great opportunity for american public diplomacy. you know i'm going to put this in before you go to whatever you want to talk about. it may be mika's birthday and my birthday today but tomorrow is world press freedom day. the united states government is on the side of journalists oppressed everywhere. journalists are more oppressed today than any time in history. >> vladimir putin one of the terrible offenders through the years of press freedom. a lot of reporters who have reported on him have ended up dead. >> 99 journalists were killed in the line of duty last year. what's changed is journalists used to get harmed in the line of duty and now they're targeted by governments. that's disturbing. >> speaking of vladimir putin, we have now a helicopter shot down in ukraine. vladimir putin ordering the ukraine government to get their own forces out of their own country. what's next in this downhill spiral? >> thank, joe. i had a conversation with a pretty senior figure in the o
. >> i was telling the guys here i was just in burma and malaysia. it's fantastic. burma is a great opportunity for american public diplomacy. you know i'm going to put this in before you go to whatever you want to talk about. it may be mika's birthday and my birthday today but tomorrow is world press freedom day. the united states government is on the side of journalists oppressed everywhere. journalists are more oppressed today than any time in history. >> vladimir putin one of...
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a report on malaysia flight 370 shows 17 minutes past air traffic controllers in malaysia and vietnam realized that plane was missing. in southern california, winds are grounding helicopters and airplanes used to fight a massive wildfire. it burned more than 1,000 acres and is only 10% don takened. and new dramatic credential of wepz's street collapse in baltimore shows cars slowly lurjing to the side before the ground gave way. back to "hardball." >> welcome back to "hardball." the republicans i identity crisis is clearly exposed in a poll. the leard bunched at the top come from three distinct factions and shows that republicans can face a real battle for identity itself in 2016. among republicans, jeb bush, representing the establishment faction and rand paul representing the libertarians are tied at the lead at just 14 a piece. that's just 14 a piece. just a hair behind them at 13% is mike huckabee, representing the religious and evangelical part of the party. bunched in the middle of the pole are two establishment candidates, paul ryan at 11%, chris christie hanging out at 10 with
a report on malaysia flight 370 shows 17 minutes past air traffic controllers in malaysia and vietnam realized that plane was missing. in southern california, winds are grounding helicopters and airplanes used to fight a massive wildfire. it burned more than 1,000 acres and is only 10% don takened. and new dramatic credential of wepz's street collapse in baltimore shows cars slowly lurjing to the side before the ground gave way. back to "hardball." >> welcome back to...
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after that press con presence in malaysia, i talked to a few of his aides and he was telling me he was prepping them and he knew everything about sterling's past, he had been following the story very closely and he saw the opportunity as a way to sort of raise the bar a little bit for the nba. he named by name dropping commissioner silver in there, to have him realize that this is the action that needed to be taken and hoped that whatever it took, you know, to have more public comments, add more weight to the issue, to encourage the decision that the commissioner ended up coming with. so it just was fascinating to find out how much not only that it want his staff prepping him but one of those cases the reverse. that's how closely he had followed the story and how much he knew about sterling's past. >> i think in many ways the last four days have shown the strength of the nba, not just adam silver but magic johnson, charles barkley -- >> and a number of white players, too. >> yes. this in many ways was a good moment for the nba. >> i think and i don't want to be naive here, but this guy
after that press con presence in malaysia, i talked to a few of his aides and he was telling me he was prepping them and he knew everything about sterling's past, he had been following the story very closely and he saw the opportunity as a way to sort of raise the bar a little bit for the nba. he named by name dropping commissioner silver in there, to have him realize that this is the action that needed to be taken and hoped that whatever it took, you know, to have more public comments, add...
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and malaysia's transport minister says possible wreckage has been found in the bay of bengal and a potential lead will be investigated. back to "hardball." >> president obama delivered an unusually strong rebuke yesterday to his critics who say he hasn't been tough enough on foreign policy. >> frankly, most of the foreign policy commentators that have questioned our policies would go headlong into a bunch of military adventures that the american people have no interest in participating in and would not advance our core security interests. for some reason, many who were proponents of what i considered to be a disastrous decision to go into iraq haven't really learned the lesson of the last decade. they seem to play the same note over and over again. >> whether on iran, syria or ukraine, critics of the president have accused him of not being tough enough. dealing with foreign adversaries. he's being naive or weak or indecisive. what would they have done differently? what would they do tomorrow differently when it comes to dealing with foreign crises. the answer frequently involves banging the
and malaysia's transport minister says possible wreckage has been found in the bay of bengal and a potential lead will be investigated. back to "hardball." >> president obama delivered an unusually strong rebuke yesterday to his critics who say he hasn't been tough enough on foreign policy. >> frankly, most of the foreign policy commentators that have questioned our policies would go headlong into a bunch of military adventures that the american people have no interest in...
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talking with malaysia and indonesia and vietnam. whole series with which the u.s. is talking about have a closer military relationship. that's one part of it. the more controversial bit is the military tactics the pentagon has been discussing how they would deal with some kind of conflict with china. one of the ideas that some people in the pentagon have. if there was any kind of dispute the way to approach that would be for u.s. to try to take out some of the chinese missile facilities which are the key bit to the chinese military platform. that's a dangerous escalatory step. you get into scary and difficult questions. >> it's a frightening scenario, everything you're describing and that ramp up, americans hope we'll avoid. 61% of americans say the u.s. should be less involved in world affairs. it seems like this trip is anything but that. thank you both. we'll watch this closely. and we're starting something new today. our georgia gun watch. we keep an eye how life in on that state is changing under the radical new laws. it allows people to openly carry guns from
talking with malaysia and indonesia and vietnam. whole series with which the u.s. is talking about have a closer military relationship. that's one part of it. the more controversial bit is the military tactics the pentagon has been discussing how they would deal with some kind of conflict with china. one of the ideas that some people in the pentagon have. if there was any kind of dispute the way to approach that would be for u.s. to try to take out some of the chinese missile facilities which...
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reason that these statements are happening is that there is a shift in how we view ourselves, and like malaysia, we constantly have to be on guard against racial attitudes that divide us rather than embracing the diversity as a strength. >> and so jalani i want to bring you in, because can we take the encouragement in this, because there is so much public outrage or outcry, and quickly following this. >> yes, and no. and one, because it is the easiest kind of racism to denounce, and all of us being the equivalent of the kids in third grade raising their hands saying, ooh, i know this one, ooh, i know this one, and the things that they should be concerned about are the disparate infant mortality rate s, and other items that are not indispu indispute. and you have to move from bug tri and say that we don't want to acknowledge this, but in the private conversation to his girlfriend, we need more tangible items. >> thank you both for your insight. we appreciate it. >> thank you. >> thank you. >>> and president obama trying to rein in russia with more sanctions as accusations fly. we will come back
reason that these statements are happening is that there is a shift in how we view ourselves, and like malaysia, we constantly have to be on guard against racial attitudes that divide us rather than embracing the diversity as a strength. >> and so jalani i want to bring you in, because can we take the encouragement in this, because there is so much public outrage or outcry, and quickly following this. >> yes, and no. and one, because it is the easiest kind of racism to denounce, and...
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and president obama weighed in on the controversy all the way from malaysia, answering a question from chuck. >> when ignorant folks want to advertise their ignorance, you don't really have to do anything, you just let them talk. and that's what happened here. i have confidence that the nba commissioner, adam silver, a good man, will address this. obviously the nba is a league that is beloved by fans all across the country. it's got an awful lot of african-american players. it's steeped in african-american culture. and i suspect that the nba is going to be deeply concerned in resolving this. >> chuck todd is still with us from the philippines. chuck, thanks for sticking around. and "sports illustrated"'s phil taylor joins us. phil, i want to start with you. if it is confirmed that this is in fact sterling, what kind of action should be taken and how much of a test is there for the new nba commissioner adam silver? >> it's a huge test for the new commissioner opinion t commissioner. the feeling is if this is true and proven to be sterling on the audio tapes that he should be fined and s
and president obama weighed in on the controversy all the way from malaysia, answering a question from chuck. >> when ignorant folks want to advertise their ignorance, you don't really have to do anything, you just let them talk. and that's what happened here. i have confidence that the nba commissioner, adam silver, a good man, will address this. obviously the nba is a league that is beloved by fans all across the country. it's got an awful lot of african-american players. it's steeped...
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. >>> there are new details this morning in the search for malaysia airlines flight 370. today australian prime minister tony abbott said the attempts to find the plane are entering a new effort. teams will focus on underwater equipment to scan the ocean floor. the search area is also expanding outside the zone where suspected black box signals were detected this month. the new search area could take up to eight months to examine. >>> second of state john kerry says israel is at risk of becoming an apartheid state. according to the daily beast kerry told the world leaders that event be actually he may put together his own plan for peace and the two sides could, quote, take it or leave it. the tough words show john kerry's frustration which despite months of attention have completely unraveled. pro israel leaders have use the the words apartheid. benjamin netanyahu said they have a clear process of moving it forward. >> the president of hamas has to decide whether he wants a pact with egypt or israel. he cannot embrace hamas and say he wants peace with israel. in fact, wha
. >>> there are new details this morning in the search for malaysia airlines flight 370. today australian prime minister tony abbott said the attempts to find the plane are entering a new effort. teams will focus on underwater equipment to scan the ocean floor. the search area is also expanding outside the zone where suspected black box signals were detected this month. the new search area could take up to eight months to examine. >>> second of state john kerry says israel is...
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>> and a personal moment from president obama during a town hall with students at the university of malaysia at kuala lumpur. he was asked about what he regrets. >> i regret not having spent more time with my mother because she died early. i realize that i didn't every single day or at least more often just spend time with her and find out what she was thinking and what she was doing because she had been such an important part of my life. >> while in malaysia president obama took an opportunity to take a selfie. that is your monday morning dish of scrambled politics. >>> all right. washington post reporter david nakamura joins me from washington with some topics here that we want to review, including this one here. we're seeing a side of hillary clinton that hasn't really been revealed in the public much. she opened up about her religion over the weekend and how it influenced her life while speaking at the united methodist assembly. she said her faith allowed her to care for others. what does this tell us about her? >> people are always looking when hillary is speaking for 2016. when she tal
>> and a personal moment from president obama during a town hall with students at the university of malaysia at kuala lumpur. he was asked about what he regrets. >> i regret not having spent more time with my mother because she died early. i realize that i didn't every single day or at least more often just spend time with her and find out what she was thinking and what she was doing because she had been such an important part of my life. >> while in malaysia president obama...
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president obama in malaysia today said the world must stand firm against russian aggression toward ukraine. take a will be listen. >> collectively us and the europeans have said that so long as russia are continues down the path of oh provocation rath arer than trying to deescalate there will be consequences. they will continue to grow. >> i want to bring in congressman engel, ranking member of the foreign affairs committee. just returned from ukraine. let's start with president obama. there is talk about consequences. what kind of consequence is he the talking about? what consequences do russia face? >> talk thing about sanctions. what putin is doing is dangerous. the world cannot sit by. if the world does, nato is dead. nato has to react. there are countries in the area that are worried about putin stirring up russians in the country. >> are are the stiffer sanctions which are going to take effect, can they change the calculus. >> iran is now sitting down and negotiating with the united states in the west. we imposed sanctions on them. the sanctions hurt their economy. they are essential
president obama in malaysia today said the world must stand firm against russian aggression toward ukraine. take a will be listen. >> collectively us and the europeans have said that so long as russia are continues down the path of oh provocation rath arer than trying to deescalate there will be consequences. they will continue to grow. >> i want to bring in congressman engel, ranking member of the foreign affairs committee. just returned from ukraine. let's start with president...
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the president in malaysia right now. what is he saying about donald sterling's alleged comments? >> reporter: it was actually chuck todd who asked president obama about sterling's comment. i think a lot of journalists in the room were surprised how candid, how strong president obama was on the topic. white house officials said he wasn't expecting to get asked about it, but when he did, this is what he had to say. take a listen. >> i don't think i have to interpret those statements for you. they kind of speak for themselves. and i think that we just have to be clear, and steady in denouncing it, teaching our children differently. >> president obama also said he has full confidence in the nba to launch a swift investigation, and to get answers quickly. and the nba, of course, has said that's exactly what they plan to do. >> let's go to what the president was certainly prepared for, and that is addressing the new sanctions for russia. kristen, what's the latest on that front? >> reporter: he was asked why the united states wouldn't move forward unilaterally with the biggest sanction
the president in malaysia right now. what is he saying about donald sterling's alleged comments? >> reporter: it was actually chuck todd who asked president obama about sterling's comment. i think a lot of journalists in the room were surprised how candid, how strong president obama was on the topic. white house officials said he wasn't expecting to get asked about it, but when he did, this is what he had to say. take a listen. >> i don't think i have to interpret those statements...
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while in malaysia this morning, the president turned up the heat on russia, making it clear the international community is prepared to act if russia doesn't deescalate tensions with ukraine. >> collectively, us and the europeans have said that so long as russia continues down the path of provocation rather than trying to resolve this issue peacefully and deescalating, there are going to be consequences, and those consequences will continue to grow. >> u.s. secretary of state john kerry expressed similar sentiments on thursday, while trying to leave the door open, if only a sliver, for a possible change on russia's part. >> the window to change course is closing. president putin and russia faces a choice. if if russia chooses the path of de-escalation, the international community, all of us, will welcome it. if russia does not, the world will make sure the costs for russia will only grow. >> this new and more aggressive stance may be a direct result of growing u.s. concern that rusch military forces are pulsing or pesting the border and making a run toward ukraine, according to u.s. officials.
while in malaysia this morning, the president turned up the heat on russia, making it clear the international community is prepared to act if russia doesn't deescalate tensions with ukraine. >> collectively, us and the europeans have said that so long as russia continues down the path of provocation rather than trying to resolve this issue peacefully and deescalating, there are going to be consequences, and those consequences will continue to grow. >> u.s. secretary of state john...
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president obama is in malaysia. they have an owner from sou east asia, india. they look at our culture and race differently. it can impact business, period. this needs to be handled and dealt with permanently. >> two quick thoughts if i may. i think this part is encouraging. i'm not being naive. i'm not saying donald sterling is the only person who holds these views ta may come out in an unguarded moment. more and more people like donald sterling are outliers. it's not just african-americans in the league it's everyone. i had dinner last night with an nba executive who happens to be white. he's outraged and concerned about this. people are appalled. people within the league are appalled. the nba has been a progressive league. virtually even involve had had this the league wants to put this behind them and thought it was behind them and has no place in the nba. i would slightly disagree with charles that while the nba players may have no direct power they have the power of influencing public opinion. perhaps post playoffs or after the clippers are eliminated fro
president obama is in malaysia. they have an owner from sou east asia, india. they look at our culture and race differently. it can impact business, period. this needs to be handled and dealt with permanently. >> two quick thoughts if i may. i think this part is encouraging. i'm not being naive. i'm not saying donald sterling is the only person who holds these views ta may come out in an unguarded moment. more and more people like donald sterling are outliers. it's not just...
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now this morning the outrage has gone international with president obama weighing in from malaysia a few hours ago casting the comments as part of america's fraught racial legacy of slavery and segregation against which he says we continue to
now this morning the outrage has gone international with president obama weighing in from malaysia a few hours ago casting the comments as part of america's fraught racial legacy of slavery and segregation against which he says we continue to
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he spoke at a news side along malaysia's prime minister. it was there half a world away the president also weighed in on a firestorm brewing here at home involving racist comments made by the los angeles clippers allegedly. peter alexander joins me. what is the president saying about the new round of sanctions for russia specifically? >> reporter: you know, frances, that entire crisis in ukraine is largely overshadowed the president's trip to this region. this was the first time we heard from the president since the g-7 leaders announced there would be new targeted sanctions against russia for its failure to be more responsive to the geneva agreement and he praised the ukrainian leadership for working to disarm the forces in that region but in president obama's language he said that russia has not lifted a finger to help. more specific to that topic of sect sectoral sanction and why the united states has to wait for its allies to be at its side in terms of sanctions that could hit energy, oil, most specifically arms and banking and presiden
he spoke at a news side along malaysia's prime minister. it was there half a world away the president also weighed in on a firestorm brewing here at home involving racist comments made by the los angeles clippers allegedly. peter alexander joins me. what is the president saying about the new round of sanctions for russia specifically? >> reporter: you know, frances, that entire crisis in ukraine is largely overshadowed the president's trip to this region. this was the first time we heard...
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. >>> president obama arrives in malaysia, becoming the first president to visit that country since lbj. he talks about the economy and security in the asia-pacific, the crisis in ukraine continues with more sanctions coming. and international observers are now being hailed. we'll update you on that. also, you won't believe what someone caught the guy who owns the l.a. clippers allegedly saying to his girlfriend about black people. we're going to play what he reportedly said and talk about why so many are disgusted and demanding the nba do something. >>> it's an assembly of amino acids, fats, and water that's like what you get out of an animal. >> but will the masses bite? and if they do, what it could mean for the future of food in this country and the world. >>> and how about this? no batteries needed. a flashlight that runs solely on the heat of your hand. a 15-year-old google science fair award winner came up with today's big idea. a whole heck of a lot to get to on this saturday afternoon. we start with that developing story out of los angeles. one that's lighting up the sports wor
. >>> president obama arrives in malaysia, becoming the first president to visit that country since lbj. he talks about the economy and security in the asia-pacific, the crisis in ukraine continues with more sanctions coming. and international observers are now being hailed. we'll update you on that. also, you won't believe what someone caught the guy who owns the l.a. clippers allegedly saying to his girlfriend about black people. we're going to play what he reportedly said and talk...
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he's in malaysia right now, his next stop is the philippines. this crisis in the ukraine has overshadowed much of his trip to asia, which is aimed at reinforcing america's ties to that region and really pivoting to the asia pacific region. alex. >> thanks for the update, thank you. >>> new this hour, a fierce battle of words is play pg out right now between two party leaders. it began earlier with house speaker john boehner delivering the republican weekly address this morning. >> president said he wanted this to be a year of bipartisan action. well, it still can be. we just need to get his party's leaders in the senate to take up our jobs bills. why republicans may be the minority party in washington, with your help, we've made some headway. we ban earmarks. and for the first time since the korean war, we cut total federal spending for two years running. we've protected americans from permanent tax increases. >> that prompted this response from democratic leader nancy pelosi's spokesperson. quote, speaker boehner can try to paper over the repub
he's in malaysia right now, his next stop is the philippines. this crisis in the ukraine has overshadowed much of his trip to asia, which is aimed at reinforcing america's ties to that region and really pivoting to the asia pacific region. alex. >> thanks for the update, thank you. >>> new this hour, a fierce battle of words is play pg out right now between two party leaders. it began earlier with house speaker john boehner delivering the republican weekly address this morning....
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he's in malaysia arriving in the country two hours ago. before touching down in kuala lumpur, he wrapped up his visit with south korea by meeting with u.s. service members thanking them for their service. he also said this about north korea. >> north korea and its people have a choice, they can choose to continue down a lonely road of isolation or they can choose to join the rest of the world, seek a future of greater opportunity and greater security and greater respect. >> nbc's kristin welker is at the white house for us with a good morning to you. what more did the president say about north korea and what did he accomplish on his visit to south korea? >> reporter: well, his goal in south korea, alex, is to reaffirm the united states support and alliance with south korea. the broader goal of this entire trip is a part of the administration's attempt to pivot to the asia pacific region, particularly as it draws down the wars in iraq and afghanistan. so that was really a part of his goal in south korea. as you say, alex, he had strong word
he's in malaysia arriving in the country two hours ago. before touching down in kuala lumpur, he wrapped up his visit with south korea by meeting with u.s. service members thanking them for their service. he also said this about north korea. >> north korea and its people have a choice, they can choose to continue down a lonely road of isolation or they can choose to join the rest of the world, seek a future of greater opportunity and greater security and greater respect. >> nbc's...
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he has malaysia left. he also has philippines as well. i will join you this afternoon here. we will have much more on president obama's asian tour. we will also talk a little bit more, little bit more of the news that was broken here a few moments ago. increased sanctions on putin, russia. lots more to get to here on msnbc. for now we'll take a quick break and we'll join lockup already in progress. up your game. up the ante. and if you stumble, you get back up. up isn't easy, and we ought to know. we're in the business of up. everyday delta flies a quarter of million people while investing billions improving everything from booking to baggage claim. we're raising the bar on flying and tomorrow we will up it yet again. life with crohn's disease ois a daily game of "what if's". what if my abdominal pain and cramps come back? what if the plane gets delayed? what if i can't hide my symptoms? what if? but what if the most important question is the one you're not asking? what if the underlying cause of your symptoms is damaging inflammation? for help getting the answers you need,
he has malaysia left. he also has philippines as well. i will join you this afternoon here. we will have much more on president obama's asian tour. we will also talk a little bit more, little bit more of the news that was broken here a few moments ago. increased sanctions on putin, russia. lots more to get to here on msnbc. for now we'll take a quick break and we'll join lockup already in progress. up your game. up the ante. and if you stumble, you get back up. up isn't easy, and we ought to...